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Old 03-29-2000, 08:01 PM
Coldfire Coldfire is offline
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OK, here I am, sipping my last Jack Daniels of the day, and in pops this question again. It's been on my mind for at least a few years now.

It involves men and urinals. When I use a urinal to pee, I unzip my fly, locate my penis, whip it out, and start urinating.

HOWEVER.

There seems to be a group of men that do not use this fairly standard protocol. More than once, I have been standing next to someone in the urinals that unbuckles his belt, opens fly AND button, and proceeds to urinate fully loose-pantsed. If that is a word, I deserve a Pullitzer nomination, but I'm sure y'all catch my drift.

Don't get me wrong. It's not that I'm obsessively looking at the adjacent urinals for this, but the belt unbuckling sounds as well as the more elaborate movements accompanying this particular protocol are just BOUND to catch the neighbouring urinators eye or ear.

So, gentlemen. What gives? Why do some people do this? Are they hung like a horse? Is the fly to small? Are their hands really big?

Why go through all the trouble? What the HELL do these people think a fly is for, anyway?

(I think it is obvious why this is in MPSIMS. But if the language gets too naughty, moderators are welcomed to move this little gem to the Pit )

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Old 03-29-2000, 08:16 PM
ThufferinThuccotash ThufferinThuccotash is offline
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You ever tried peeing out of button-fly Levi's without opening the pants? If I'm the only one, I'll be surprised. Damn near impossible.

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Old 03-29-2000, 08:24 PM
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Coldfire,
only guys with small dicks don't unbuckle
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Old 03-29-2000, 08:31 PM
Sue Duhnym Sue Duhnym is offline
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What gives? Why do some people do this? Are they hung like a horse?
Actually I think the opposite is true, my hubby does this.

Actually, he says that it's because he has to retuck his shirt.




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Old 03-29-2000, 08:32 PM
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Clarification: this includes people wearing suits, i.e. pants that are in no way tight.
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Old 03-29-2000, 08:37 PM
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I've always just unzipped and peed. Why waste time with the @!#?@! buckle?

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Old 03-29-2000, 08:44 PM
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It's a perfect time to scratch.
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Old 03-29-2000, 08:48 PM
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Neither. I just wear Depends.

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Old 03-29-2000, 08:50 PM
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I unbutton my fly, whip it out and piss. Of course, I don't wear underwear. I find it constricting.
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Old 03-29-2000, 08:50 PM
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OK Cold, I think I got this one covered.

I personally use the fly, but there are a few exceptions. One is when I'm exceedingly drunk.....its just best to be safe. The other is if I happen to be wearing tighty whities or bikini briefs (these two occurances haven't happened since high school).

I agree that the unbutton it all the way complex is probably in indicator of a 'member' which dosn't quite clear the plane of the pants, ergo unbottoning all he way keeps any errent overspray from soiling the fly. Secondly, there is no fly on bikini briefs, and the fly on tighty whiteys can be more trouble than its worth, so these folks tend to pull down that waistband and need to unbuckle.

Beyond that, anyone who unbuckles is a freak.
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Old 03-29-2000, 08:59 PM
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I'm a freak. I like to have my shit all "freed up" when I'm taking a leak. It's a good time to get everything readjusted and reseated.
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Old 03-29-2000, 09:07 PM
Sue Duhnym Sue Duhnym is offline
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It seems like the current consensus is that it depends on the underwear. Perhaps you all should add your style of undies.

For statistical purposes, of course.
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Old 03-29-2000, 09:11 PM
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Originally posted by Democritus:
I'm a freak. I like to have my shit all "freed up" when I'm taking a leak. It's a good time to get everything readjusted and reseated.
Ditto, plus- not to be graphic- I'm average sized when erect but when flaccid it's barely an inch long. I need to get everything out of the way.




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Old 03-29-2000, 09:11 PM
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If their pants stay up, no problem. But if they fully drop trou to pee, then they're just drunk.
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Old 03-30-2000, 01:35 AM
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For the record, I generally wear tighty whities (dislike all the flopping that boxers incur) and Abercrombie khakis. Abercrombie khakis only come in 32s and 36s. 32s being too small, 36s being too large. Therefore, I wear 36s with a belt. To pee, I undo the belt, and the front of the pants are low enough no unbuttoning or fly undoing is necessary. That, and I'm hung.

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Old 03-30-2000, 08:31 AM
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Aha! So Lumpy is a "grower." I think we may have soved part of the mystery here. I am starting to wonder if the answer to the "fly or buckle" question depends on size while flaccid (keeping the caveats posted above in mind, of course).

And Homer, forgive me for asking what might be a stupid question, but if Abercrobmie and Fitch does not have pants in your size, why don't you buy your pants somewhere else?
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Old 03-30-2000, 09:31 AM
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Becuase then he wouldn't have gotten to say he was "hung"


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Old 03-30-2000, 09:51 AM
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I unbuckle and all that.

I like to air the boys out now and then.

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Old 03-30-2000, 09:57 AM
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You people are barbarians!

Use the fly! That's what it's there for!
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Old 03-30-2000, 10:15 AM
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I like to unbutton as it takes the pressure off the bladder, thus, makes for more complete pee job.
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Old 03-30-2000, 10:16 AM
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If their pants stay up, no problem. But if they fully drop trou to pee, then they're just drunk.
Or mildly retarded.

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Old 03-30-2000, 10:50 AM
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Typically I just unzip unless I am going to readjust. The real question is why do some men insist on pulling their pants and underwear down to the bottom of their ass when peeing? Yes, I have seen it. No, the guys who've done it were not trying to put out. At least I hope not since 2 out of the 5 guys in recent memory who did this were children. One of the three adults was with his child and the other two were just freaks. Why? Why? Why?

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